[ssf] RE: Paris

[Chris Malins]

Is it not possible that this actually represents recreational violence 
on behalf of a criminal section of the oppressed underclass, and that 
while sympathising with the roots of the problem we should recognise 
that many of the individuals concerned are vicious little bastards with 
no respect for their own community or anyone else's? I'm not sure a 
simple statement of solidarity with a movement that, as you say with a 
sublime talent for understatement has 'relatively little sense of the
riots as part of a coherent strategy for social change' is 100% 
appropriate, although I stand waiting to be convinced.

Chris

Edward Maltby wrote:
> Hi,
>    On thursday, at 3:00Pm outside the French embassy in London, Class 
> War have organised a demo in solidarity with the french rioters. The 
> rioters, as far as I can tell, seem to be cut off from the established 
> counterculture (partially as a result of the quite shocking segregation 
> of Parisian society), so other anti-establishment groups can't really 
> feed into what they're doing, and there's relatively little sense of the 
> riots as part of a coherent strategy for social change.
> 
> I think shows of solidarity with the rioters by other european social 
> justice groups would be constructive, and so would somehow getting in 
> touch with residents of the banlieues (suburbs) where all this is 
> happening, so their story can get out and we can get some sort of 
> widespread debate going about the direction for the movement in France 
> and europe as a whole.
> 
> In particular, a strong show of solidarity by the autonomous movement 
> and the trade unions might provide the angry banlieuesards with an 
> alternative counterculture to radical Islam.
> 
> Well, I'll be there. But I certainly think this issue needs a lot of 
> discussion and appropriate action on the part of social movements in the 
> UK - and bloody fast.
> Edward
> 
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